3.2.5 on-site land tenure improvement in the philippines: the case of slum upgrading program in...

13.2.5 On-Site Land Tenure Improvement in the Philippines: The Case of Slum Upgrading Program in Quezon City, Philippines

UPA Package 3, Module

ON-SITE LAND TENURE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES:

THE CASE OF SLUM UPGRADINGPROGRAM IN QUEZON CITY

PHILIPPINES



• Understand the situation of the beneficiaries before the slum upgrading program.

• Analyze slum upgrading as an approach/strategy to on-site development in enhancing tenure security and improving the lives of the beneficiaries.

• Discuss the problems met and lessons learned in the process of program implementation.

• Determine the effects of slum upgrading on land tenure and the socio-economic condition of the beneficiaries.

Objectives


• Background• Brief description of the study area• Situation before the slum upgrading program• Features of the slum upgrading program• Effects of slum upgrading program• Problems encountered• Lessons learned

Lesson Contents


• Quezon City has a land area of 16,112 hectares, or one-fourth of Metro Manila, with population of 2.17 million

• Quezon City has 480,624 families in 2001 with 158,237 families as informal settlers

• Lot 5 is a community in barangay San Antonio, Quezon City, a former informal settlement area

The Study Area (Lot 5)


• Lot 5 was formerly owned by a private individual

• Start of occupation in Lot 5 started as early as 1950s

• Quezon City government purchased lot in 1984 for expansion of a public elementary school

Situation Before Slum Upgrading


• Limited accessibility due to narrow and unconcretized road

• Poor housing materials

• Poorly maintained drainage system

• Limited capacity of elementary school

Characteristics of Lot 5


Program Beneficiaries

• 151 households who already owned houses in the area at the time of slum upgrading

• Beneficiaries excluded renters

Features of Slum Upgrading


Program Components

• Land tenure improvement with reblocking

• Construction of basic infrastructure such as access roads

• Construction of community facilities


Program Implementation

• Urban Poor Affairs Office (UPAO) mandated to design and implement socialized housing resettlement programs for Quezon City

• Task Force for the Control, Prevention and Removal of Illegal Structures and Squatting (COPRISS) tasked to enforce demolition and conviction orders


Security of Tenure

• Reblocking led to more equitable lot sizes (30-39 square meters)

• Assurance of land titles upon satisfactory payment of amortization

• No more fear of eviction

Improved Acessability

• Safer and more pleasant walk

• But no change in travel time

Effects of Slum Upgrading


Bigger sizes of housing units

• Adding one more floor

• Usually adding one more room

Improved quality of housing units

• Improved materials of roofs and walls

• Change from makeshift to stronger materials


Improved economic situation

• Additional floor space used for small business and room for rent

• Resulted to improved income among households

Improved social condition

• More sanitary environment

• Better health condition

• More children able to access school


By Implementers

• Limited funds of city government

• Resistance of beneficiaries on the project

By Beneficiaries

• Reluctance among some beneficiaries due to ‘mistakes’ in lot measurement

• Confusion on the exact value of land amortization

• Limited time allocated to move existing structures before actual reblocking

• Lack of consultation among beneficiaries

Problems Met


• Advantages of adopting on-site development approach

• Importance of community participation in the process

• Need to sustain gains from slum upgrading program

Lessons Learned

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